Three things I will do to get better at teaching ELA.
1. I will engage my students and make ELA interactive.
2. I will differentiate and scaffold my lessons, so that children with varying reading levels are challenged.
3. I will empower my students to choose their own reading materials instead of assigning them all the same thing. 1st Grade Five Finger Retell Lesson Objectives: The Students Will Be Able To: - Choose and implement decoding strategies when they encounter a difficult or unfamiliar word. - Summarize their book using the five finger retell strategy. - Identify and justify the story’s characters, setting, problem, events, and solution. Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. Materials:
- Interactive White Board
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- 5 Finger Retell Worksheet (See Attachment)
- Decoding Strategies Poster (Optional)
- Appropriate Grade 1 Independent Reading Books Procedure:
- “What do we do when we come across a hard word?” Gather students on the carpet and begin lesson by reviewing their decoding strategies (i.e. look for chunks you know, skip and reread, look at the pictures, etc.).
- “Whenever we read it’s important that we ask ourselves what is going on. Who are the people in our story? Where is it taking place? What’s the problem? How did the problem get solved?” Discuss the parts of a story. Every story needs certain things (use your fingers): 1. Characters 2. Setting 3. Problem 4. Events 5. Solution. Tell a brief 3 sentence story without a problem and demonstrate how that doesn’t work- “Matt woke up. He went to school. When he got home he did his homework and went to bed.”.
- “Keep these parts of the story in mind while I read aloud.” Read Corduroy aloud, stopping occasionally to utilize decoding techniques on longer words. Before you start reading, prompt the students to be mindful of those previously discussed 5 parts of a story.
- “Now, let’s go over the five parts of Corduroy.” Put up the worksheet on the interactive white board and fill in the five finger retell as a class, calling on different students for every portion. Correct the students if there are any misunderstandings.
- “Now it’s time for you to do it on your own. Go to your reading nook, pick out a story to read silently, then complete a finger retell.” Assign the students to go to their appropriate reading level reading nook and silently read a story. Walk around and pass out the five finger retell worksheet, answer any questions that arise. Closure:
- “Now, who wants to share?” Reconvene as a class and ask for volunteers to share their five finger retell for the class. Call on at least 3 students to share. Assessment:
- Collect and examine every students five finger retell worksheet (gauge the class understanding).
- Walk around and check in with every student while they are independently reading.
- Class participation. - See Rubric.
Accommodations:
- While the students are silently reading, focus your time on those who need the most attention.
- Use a picture book for students that aren’t up to the 1st grade reading level.
- Allow student to partner up and have students take turn reading aloud. Modifications: - Use a book other than Corduroy.
1. I will engage my students and make ELA interactive.
2. I will differentiate and scaffold my lessons, so that children with varying reading levels are challenged.
3. I will empower my students to choose their own reading materials instead of assigning them all the same thing.
1st Grade Five Finger Retell Lesson
Objectives:
The Students Will Be Able To:
- Choose and implement decoding strategies when they encounter a difficult or unfamiliar word.
- Summarize their book using the five finger retell strategy.
- Identify and justify the story’s characters, setting, problem, events, and solution.
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Materials:
- Interactive White Board
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- 5 Finger Retell Worksheet (See Attachment)
- Decoding Strategies Poster (Optional)
- Appropriate Grade 1 Independent Reading Books
Procedure:
- “What do we do when we come across a hard word?” Gather students on the carpet and begin lesson by reviewing their decoding strategies (i.e. look for chunks you know, skip and reread, look at the pictures, etc.).
- “Whenever we read it’s important that we ask ourselves what is going on. Who are the people in our story? Where is it taking place? What’s the problem? How did the problem get solved?” Discuss the parts of a story. Every story needs certain things (use your fingers): 1. Characters 2. Setting 3. Problem 4. Events 5. Solution. Tell a brief 3 sentence story without a problem and demonstrate how that doesn’t work- “Matt woke up. He went to school. When he got home he did his homework and went to bed.”.
- “Keep these parts of the story in mind while I read aloud.” Read Corduroy aloud, stopping occasionally to utilize decoding techniques on longer words. Before you start reading, prompt the students to be mindful of those previously discussed 5 parts of a story.
- “Now, let’s go over the five parts of Corduroy.” Put up the worksheet on the interactive white board and fill in the five finger retell as a class, calling on different students for every portion. Correct the students if there are any misunderstandings.
- “Now it’s time for you to do it on your own. Go to your reading nook, pick out a story to read silently, then complete a finger retell.” Assign the students to go to their appropriate reading level reading nook and silently read a story. Walk around and pass out the five finger retell worksheet, answer any questions that arise.
Closure:
- “Now, who wants to share?” Reconvene as a class and ask for volunteers to share their five finger retell for the class. Call on at least 3 students to share.
Assessment:
- Collect and examine every students five finger retell worksheet (gauge the class understanding).
- Walk around and check in with every student while they are independently reading.
- Class participation.
- See Rubric.
Accommodations:
- While the students are silently reading, focus your time on those who need the most attention.
- Use a picture book for students that aren’t up to the 1st grade reading level.
- Allow student to partner up and have students take turn reading aloud.
Modifications:
- Use a book other than Corduroy.